Balıkdamı (Türkiye) IBA | Details | BirdLife International

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Balıkdamı

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	winter (1996)	302 birds	A4i, B1i
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	passage (1993)	17,915 birds	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding (-)	3 pairs	B2
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding (-)	8 pairs	B2
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding (1989–1996)	15 pairs	B3
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding (-)	10 pairs	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1993)	22,847 birds	A4iii

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2016	very poor	high	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	habitat	medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	poor (40–69%)	poor (40–69%)	very poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	likely in short term (<4 years)	most of population/area (50–90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 generations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1988	Balikdamý	SIT (Law on Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets No. 2863) (-)	45
1994	Balikdami GR	Game Reserve (-)	45
2019	Balıkdamı Gölü	Wetland of National Importance (-)	100

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	80	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation
Artificial/Terrestrial	20	Arable land
Grassland	-	Humid grasslands

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	50
agriculture	25
hunting	25

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Balıkdamı (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/balıkdamı-iba-türkiye on 23/12/2024.